Table 4.
Main reasons for not receiving HPV vaccination* among male non-vaccinees aged 13–17 years, --NIS-Teen 2013
| 13–17 years | 13–15 years | 16–17 years | ||||
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| Main reason | Sample | % | Sample | % | Sample | % |
| Not recommended | 861 | 24.0 (21.8–26.4) | 506 | 22.9 (20.1–25.9) | 355 | 25.8 (22.2–29.6) |
| Not needed or not necessary | 621 | 18.9 (16.8–21.2) | 385 | 19.5 (16.8–22.5) | 236 | 18.1 (14.8–21.9) |
| Lack of knowledge | 566 | 16.4 (14.5–18.5) | 329 | 16.3 (13.8–19.2) | 237 | 16.5 (13.7–19.8) |
| Not sexually active | 309 | 8.1 (6.8–9.7) | 196 | 8.2 (6.4–10.3) | 113 | 8.0 (6.0–10.6) |
| Safety concern/side effects | 248 | 7.3 (5.9–9.0) | 151 | 7.7 (5.8–10.0) | 97 | 6.8 (4.9–9.3) |
| Not appropriate age | 135 | 3.2 (2.5–4.2) | 105 | 3.8 (2.9–5.0) | 30 | 2.3 (1.2–4.4) |
| Not a school requirement | 134 | 3.5 (2.7–4.5) | 80 | 4.2 (3.0–5.8) | 54 | 2.5 (1.7–3.5) |
| Child is male | 119 | 4.2 (3.1–5.7) | 67 | 4.6 (3.1–6.8) | 52 | 3.6 (2.2–5.7) |
| Family/parental decision | 113 | 3.0 (2.2–4.1) | 64 | 2.8 (1.9–4.2) | 49 | 3.2 (1.8–5.6) |
| Costs/uninsured/insurance doesn’t fully cover shots | 68 | 1.5 (1.0–2.1) | 38 | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 30 | 1.8 (1.1–2.8) |
| Child fearful/shot could be painful | 50 | 1.7 (0.9–3.2) | 15 | 1.4 (0.4–4.7) | 35 | 2.2 (1.5–3.3) |
| Need more info/new vaccine | 41 | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 23 | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) | 18 | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) |
| intend to complete but have not yet/already planned | 32 | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 16 | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | 16 | 1.5 (0.7–3.2) |
| Other reason | 73 | 2.0 (1.4–2.8) | 38 | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) | 35 | 1.9 (1.2–2.9) |
*
Percentage of main reasons for no intent of receiving HPV vaccination in the next 12 months among male non-vaccinees aged 13–17 years.